Governor.



J. DOWNEY a; J'. P. HAMILTON.

GOVERNOR.

APPLICATION FILED 5116.16. 1909.

947,150, Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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/ffonwey Application filed. August i6, 1.399. ler'a lo. 5&3,

.To oli whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, JOHN lBoWNnY and .loim Huur/ron, citizens of the United States, residing; at Seward, in the County of Stafford und State of Kansas7` have ini-'exited certain new and useful Improvements inV Governors, of which the following'is a speci clutcli wlieel afier the engine or balance 'Wheel has returned to its original speed.

lil/lith diese and other objects in View this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parte, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the drawings: Figure l is a side .elevation of the clutch. Fig. 2 is section taken ou line Q-Q of Fig. l. `Fig. 3 isa detail perspective of one of the clutch bands. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line L-t of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, by numerals l designates the band Wheel over which is adapted to pass a loelt adapted to impart niovenient thereto. The wlieelil is loosely mounted upon e shaft 2 and a clutch frame 3 is carried by said Wheel l and is separated from the spokes e by means of e collar 5 end tlie clutch :frame 3 is secured to the spokes by means of bolts 6 Pivotally secured io the clutch frame 3 ore a lurality of lever members 7, 'which have xedly secured at their outer end a clutch arin 8. The erin 8 partly surrounds the clutch :traine 3 and has .working upon the seine ai weight il? Wliicli is lield in a set position upon the arni 8 by mans of thumb Screw The we; 'l t 'il can be adjusted upon the erin S? eo o refrulete the outward swing of saine. provided with e iri'iae tion fl to ii/'nier wliieli eoii, sp endete iin-- l2 normal' ative nos Y vided with fing luge or ei extending por d e coil. spring l2, cted, at, its outer The spring f is also proinwerdlyextendlo, thereby iii-oily lool lie arm 8 is in an unope're are secured thel bend l The' teli band are cured to tli ,Y l 'on of the lever if and it will loe obv nis that when the epeeci: of the wheel i .incre-r ilie oinis 8 will lie thrown outwardly f isingj tl'ie inner enel o pposite en clutcli lo; irl fio l inist the clutch ivneel lo The vere ivotally ine clutch J.. bands `l5 engage seid Wheel that ifo-tary inovenlentwill be imparted both 'to the Wheel 1G and to the shaft, L. llle sin l 2 7o is provided witl1 a, .lor 'itudiii groove 1S in wliieli registers with a. slot engagement with the t From the foregoing descripiioin seen that when thewlieel l increases; sp the arms 8 will vbe tl'irown outwardly W ,4. 5 Willcause tlie inner ends il. oi' the to be drawn inwardlv and thus canse the so y i ,i clutch bandv lo to-engage ne Wheel Gi W lien the centrituoal effect of tlie u/'eielits :n v l' lvl.

decreases sufficiently tl'ie eoil springe E. readily bring the arms 8 to their or position.

The clutch bend l5 is pvotelly secured be tween the ears ll of the clutch iframe 3 and the clutch band l5 is provided with a infor cated end l5, which streddles the inner end of the leve-r 7 and apin TLG? passes tlirof said bifurcated end of the clutch band 1 and through the lever, and secures the together. l

l'Vliat we elaini is l. In a device of the class described, the es combination .vitli a shaft, of a band Wheel loosely mounted thereon, a clutch Wheel fixedly secured to said shaft, e clutch from@ carried by said band wheel, a plurality of levers pivotally mountedl on said clutch freine, a plurality ol` clutch arms, each tix edly secured to the outer end of one of said levers, an adjustable Weightl on each of said clutch ari-ns, eaeli arm having a rear end ei:- tending beyond the said lever, a coil spring connecting the rear extending end of each clutchl arm with the band Wheel, and holding the Weighted arni in an inoperative position, said clutch frame being provided with a plurality of earslv and clutch bands each having one end secured to said'eacs5 and the other endto one of said levers and movable i trifugal force.

2. In a device of the classsdescribed the lcombination with a shaft, of a band Wheel loosely mounted thereon, a clutch Wheel fix- Tio edly Secured to said shaft, n clutch frame carried by said band Wheel, a plurality of clutch-arms carried by -said frame and pivotally secured thereto, means-engaging said arms for normally holding the 'same in an inoperative position, said arms adapted to be thrown into an extended position when the speed of the band Wheel increases, clutch bands secured to said frame and said arms and adapted to be brought into engagement With said clutch Wheel for i1n parting rotary movement thereto when the speed of the band Wheel increases.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aix our signatures in presence 'of two Witnesses.

JOHN DOWN EY. JOHN F. HAMILTON.

Witnesses ED. MCGINTY, ELEONORA SCHMID. 

